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COVID-19 nationwide tally nears 54,000; death toll rises to 1,783

8:51 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases neared 54,000 on Thursday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states, but the number of those having recovered also crossed 15,000. At least 4,500 new cases have been detected across […]

Rishi Kapoor dies in Mumbai hospital; Amitabh Bachchan says – I am destroyed

10:01 am April 30, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has passed away last night. He was admitted to hospital after a poor health. The information about the demise was shared by Amitabh Bachchan on twitter. Amitabh Bachchan tweeted and wrote- He’s GONE .. ! Rishi Kapoor .. gone .. just passed away .. I am destroyed ! T […]

At least 7 dead as storms, tornado hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

10:07 pm April 23, 2020

Madill, Oklahoma: Severe weather moved through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, a man whose car was blown off the road and a man who went outside to grab a trash can and was swept […]

North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

South Korea downplays concerns over Kim Jong Un’s health

8:53 am April 22, 2020

Seoul: South Korean officials reported no unusual activity in North Korea on Tuesday following unconfirmed media reports that leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile health after surgery. But the possibly of high-level instability raised troubling questions about the future of a nuclear-armed state that has been steadily building an arsenal meant to threaten the […]

Pilot of Kobe Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

Pilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

10:54 pm January 28, 2020

CALABASAS, California: The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said. But even experienced pilots may have only seconds to act when they are blinded by weather, an expert said as investigators […]